Traffic delays expected in Mentor at Route 2, Route 615 interchange

By Betsy Scott

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Motorists should be on the lookout for traffic delays in and around Route 2 and Route 615 in Mentor starting today.

The final paving of Route 615 near the freeway will take place beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing through the daytime hours. Traffic will be maintained with multiple traffic shifts, said Amanda Lee, Ohio Department of Transportation's District 12 public information officer.

"Striping will follow and may go into the evening hours," she said.

The work zone will extend from just north of Tyler Boulevard to just north of Bellflower Road.

About 35,000 vehicles a day travel the area, on average, said Allen Pennington, Mentor's civil engineer-traffic.

"They anticipate being done in two days," he said.

It is part of ODOT's ongoing Route 2 modernization and lane addition project in Lake County.

ODOT on Wednesday also announced the following Route 2 pavement repairs, affecting Mentor and Willoughby motorists:

-- Thursday at 7 p.m., crews will close two lanes on Route 2 westbound between Route 615 and Lost Nation Road until 6 a.m. on Friday for pavement work.

-- Friday at 7 p.m., crews will close two lanes on Route 2 westbound between Route 615 and Lost Nation Road until 6 a.m. on Monday for pavement work.